Programm

3 December 2025

9 am

Networking Coffee & Snacks

State of the Industry Hour of PowerTRM

Warm welcome and State of the Industry
Christian Warning, CEO, The Retail Marketeers

Global Strategic Industry Issues
Christian Warning talks with Mark Wohltmann, Global Director, NACS

Convenience Customer Survey D-A-CH
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with Nordal Cavadini, Managing Partner, AlixPartners

By the Numbers Roadside Retail vs. QSR
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with Jochen Pinsker, Industry Advisor Foodservice Europe,  Circana

So What? What are your learnings from the facts & figures?
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with

  • Josefine Meinert, Director Market Development/Marketing, Circle K
  • Jennifer Schmidt-Brekenfeldt, Managing Director, Autobahn Tank & Rast GmbH
  • Patrick Schnell, General Manager, Petro-Center SA / PC-Tank Sàrl

11:30 am

Networking Coffee & Snacks

Foodvenience Hour of PowerTRM

„Leading the Future of Mobility & Foodvenience – What Academia, Industry and Networks Can Learn from Each Other“
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Opresnik

2025 NACS Convenience Retailer of the year 
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with Roger Vogt, CEO Retail, Valora

2025 NACS Convenience Retail Technology Award Winner.
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with Ciara Foxton, MD, Circle K Ireland

2 pm

Networking Lunch

Strategy Hour of PowerTRM 

Technology: Leading Through Growth
„Think globally, act locally“ is no novelty in business. Yet in the modern world that never sleeps, how do we combine a global vision with local execution?
Mark Wohltmann and Christian Warning are talking to Dawn Desai, EVP & GM, Enterprise Solutions, PDI Technologies

Noahs @ Q8 – a collab to win against the QSRs
Christian Warning and Mark Wohltmann are talking with

  • Martin Stilhoff, Strategy & Innovation FOOD manager, Q8 Danmark A/S
  • Daniel Baven, CEO & Co-Founder, Noahs

Monetizing Moments: Retail Media and the 360° Journey of the Connected Driver
Mathijs Machielse, CTO, BigBrother International is talking with

  • Roxanne van Duijn, Retail Media Lead Germany, Google
  • Myra Kressner, Co-Founder, Vision Group Network
  • Dr. Max Ferdinand Krawinkel, Owner & CEO PWM

4:30 pm

Networking Coffee & Sweets

Mobility Hour of PowerTRM

How to build digital brand lovers
Christian Warning and Jörg M. Heilingbrunner, CEO, Scheidt&Bachmann Energy Solutions are talking with Jan Harmen Akkerman, Serial Entrepreneur & CEO, TanQyou

AI-Robotics Powering 
Autonomous Meal Supply
Christian Warning and Jörg M. Heilingbrunner are talking with Niko Bullwinkel, CEO Circus Group

Outlook on Mobility Retail
Christian Warning and Jörg M. Heilingbrunner are talking with

  • Sandra Schütte, Head of Business Unit Mobility Westfalen AG 
  • Jan-Hendrik Starken, MD Carissa, Shell Convenience D-A-CH

What we heard, learned and discussed – my top 5 key take aways
Mark Wohltmann summarizes the conference

6 pm

Networking Drinks & Snacks

Award Celebration and Party

Dawn Desai, SVP & GM International Solutions, PDI Technologies and Christian Warning are recognizing
the 2025 Award winners:

  • Ciara Foxton, MD, Circle K Ireland
  • Fiona Matthews, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Applegreen
  • Jennifer Schmidt-Brekenfeldt, Managing Director, Autobahn Tank & Rast GmbH
  • Mariette Kristenson, CEO, Reitan Convenience A/S
  • Sandra Schütte, Head of Business Unit Mobility Westfalen AG

Partners

European Female Leaders in Convenience Presenting Partner

European Female Leaders in Convenience Media Partner